The philosophy of manufactures: or, an exposition of the scientific, moral, and commercial economy of the factory system of Great Britain / By Andrew Ure.

Andrew Ure

Date:: 1835

Credit: The philosophy of manufactures: or, an exposition of the scientific, moral, and commercial economy of the factory system of Great Britain / By Andrew Ure. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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CONTENTS I’age Preface.. Explanation of Technical Terms ...... x BOOK THE FIRST. General Principles of Manufactures. Chapter I. General View of Manufacturing Industry .... 1 Chapter II. Arrangement and Connexion of Manufactures . . .55 Chapter III. Topography and Statistics of the Factory System . . .67 BOOK THE SECOND. Scientific Economy of the Factory System. Chapter I. Examination of the Textile Fibres,—Cotton, Wool, Flax, and Silk . . . . . . . . . .SI Chapter II. Nature, &c. of a Cotton Factory . . . . . .105 Chapter III. Worsted Manufacture—General Observations on Wool . . 124 Chapter IV. Nature and Operations of a Woollen-Factory.—Of the Short Wool or Cloth Manufacture . . . . . .160 Chapter V. Nature and Operations of a Flax-Factory .... 207

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